Issue 39 of the AIM imag is out now

Issue 39

The 'special project' edition of the FREE AIM imag is now available to enjoy online at:

http://www.artisansinminiature.com/

The Halloween Market Roof

The market stall has a flat roof which slopes down slightly towards the back of the stall. Looking straight at the market, you can't really see alot of the roof as your eyes are always drawn towards the inside of the stall, so I decided not to do alot with the roof and to have it quite plain.

I started with a bumpy layer of art mache and left it to dry for a couple of days. Then I painted on a coat of Jacobean Oak Wood stain.

Once that had dried thoroughly, I played around adding a few patches of Burnt Umber and Holly Green Acrylic paint, mixed loosely together to give an uneven colour. Preferring this look, I decided to paint the roof with the acrylics instead, so wood staining the roof was a waste of time, but it's good to try out these different colours and methods. I have used this method on flagstones before and it worked brilliantly for the look I wanted in that project. 

When the roof was totally dry, I added a vine which I will show in my next post, but here is a snippet of it against the new look roof colour.

HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY

In my last post, I promised a Halloween Giveaway and to be honest I have been so busy with other commitments that I haven't had time to sit down and decide fully what is going in the giveaway and to then take photos.

I have stitched some Halloween cushions ....

and I have made up some little autumnal and pretty pots, scrolls, envelope bundles, etc, but I appreciate that not all my followers have wizard scenes, so maybe they wouldn't be interested in scrolls and feather pens!   

So, for my giveaway, the winner will get to choose one of my Halloween cushions and they will also get a 'Lucky Dip' bag of goodies, depending on their choice of scene... wizard or pretty.

TO ENTER MY GIVEAWAY, YOU MUST;

1. Be a follower of my blog
2. Leave a comment here on this blog post so I know to enter you :0)
3. Pop a link to this blog on your blog
4. Pop over to the AIM Blog and become a follower to the AIM blog

I hope lots of you will join in with my blog giveaway. All entries must be in by midnight on wednesday the 19th and I will draw the winner on Thursday 20th October, hopefully then your parcel will reach you before Halloween.

AIM

 Most of you will know that I am a very proud member of AIM... Artisans In Miniature. As well as their infomative Directories of artisans and their wonderful free Imag, AIM also has a blog.

If anyone is wondering why I have included the AIM Blog in my giveaway, it is because I have recently volunteered to manage the blog and post links to the AIM imag and showcase many of our lovely members and their collectors quality miniatures. So I would love your support there and to see you become followers. Everyone who participates in AIM gives their time for free, so your support is greatly appreciated :0)

Julia xx

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The October AIM Magazine is out now



Issue 38 of the AIM magazine is out today :0)

Packed with lots of wonderful articles by AIM members, this months edition looks at Granny's House :0)

Celebrating Grandma's with articles on memory boxes, favourite food and hobbies to name just a few, this month's edition is wonderful yet again and well deserving of a nice sit with a cup of tea for a long read.... and all for free!

You can also catch up with our latest installment of Tumbleton Towers and this month I share how I 'dressed' the kitchen with a little help from 'our Matilda'

So, make yourself a cuppa, put your feet up and enjoy a trip down memory lane with grandma :0)

Julia xxx

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The AIM free online Magazine is out now

Septembers Artsists In Miniature online magazine is out now, free for all to enjoy with a nice a cuppa, click here to be taken to the magazine.

A big thankyou to all who have given their time, free of charge as always writing articles for the magazine, it is filled with lots of mouth watering foody pages, which look good enough to eat.

You can also find our next installment from Tumbleton Tower in the magazine from page 98. This month we look at how I decorated Agatha's reading room and how I aged the papers for the ceiling and walls to give them that old, slightly dusty look.

 

In the room, there is furniture handmade by hubby from our Woodland Witches Range which I have loads of books to make to fill the shelves for!!

I made the old curtains from some red velvet which was taken from an old stool of my nans. She had made this cover many moons ago (70 years?) and over the years it had become threadbare in patches. So I have saved the re-usable parts of the velvet to make minis and I have recovered the stool in a crisp cotton fabric. 

I think they fit the scene perfectly :0)   





Have a great day,

Julia ;0)

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August's AIM magazine out now

The free online Artists In Miniature magazine is out now :0)

So, if you have been following our Tumbleton Towers series in the AIM magazine then hop on over now for a peek inside the Tower kitchen.

If your not following the Tower series, pop over anyway. The free magazine is crammed full of wonderful articles from dedicated, talented artists. This month, the magazine explores 'modern' miniatures and wow, they are amazing.

So grab a cuppa, click the link below and settle down for a brilliant read

AIM Magazine

Julia xxx

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April's AIM magazine and Tumbleton Tower

April's edition of the fabulous AIM imag is out now.

Free for all readers to read or download online, with lots of great articles and projects, including the latest installment of the building of our Tumbleton Tower on pages 61-66

Click here to go the imag

Julia xxx



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The Tower

As you all now know, this year you can follow our creation a 'Good Witch' Tower in the AIM Magazine

We are thrilled at being asked to do a regular monthly slot and the series will begin with the kit review. We have purchased a Dolls House Emporium Gatehouse Kit for this, of course, we wouldn't be Bearcabinminiatures if we didn't alter it a little to make it into The Tower! :) The series will follow the construction, decoration and furnishing of the Tower, with everything handmade or adapted by ourselves or fellow AIM members. I have all my plans and ideas laid out, I just have to get busy making them all now!

I will be working on the Tower regularly throughout the month, but I won't be sharing until the articles are out in the AIM Magazine and then I will do a little 'extra' 'Tower' post here :)

So, to wet your appetite, here are a couple of special items that will feature in the Tower...

The AIM magazine is published for free online at the beginning of every month, I will give you all a gentle reminder when it's out :)

Hope you all have a great weekend,

Julia xxx 

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February's AIM Magazine now out and some news :)

AIM magazine issue 31 February 2011

The February edition of the AIM magazine is now out, free to read online worldwide. Packed with 140 pages of miniature delights, there is something for everyone to delight at. The main theme this month is Shabby Chic and there are some wonderful articles and photos that could easily tempt me away from the wizard themes! There are also 13 fabulous projects to get you all sitting around that dining table with your craft boxes at the ready :)

I am also delighted to announce that Bearcabinminiatures feature in this months magazine and will have a regular spot over the coming year. With the lovely Cee of Oberon's Wood, who is the creator of my wonderful wizards, Sambucus and Polemonium and who will be editing and working some magic on my articles, we will be running a special project series .. a little tower home for a good witch. It will be a little different from our usual projects, as with this one I want to try and integrate Victorian prettiness within a magical theme, so I will be detailing our progress, ideas, triumphs and possibly disasters over the coming year.

So now you know what was afoot in the last post and what the huge plan for a little project is about :0)

 I hope you will join us over the coming months on our Tower creating journey within the AIM magazine :0)

Now away with you all to have that cuppa and a good read of the AIM Magazine, the shabby chic rooms are just pure delight for miniaturists :)

Have a great day,

Julia xxx




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Our Christmas Ivy Cottage is featured on The AIM Blog :)

I am thrilled to announce that our OOAK 2010 Christmas Ivy Cottage is featured on the AIM Blog

The cottage is currently for sale in our Etsy Store at £170.00


Thank you so much to Mary for putting this post together and for everybody at AIM for their hard work at putting the website, blog and free online magazine together :)
 
Click on the links below to see the fabulous Aim sites;
 
The AIM Website  for Member Directory and Links
 
Aim's Blog 
 
Aim's free online magazine
 
Julia xxx

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May Edition Magazine & we are in it!!

The May Edition of the AIM Magazine is out now and available to read for free, fab :0) You can go to the magazine by clicking on this link;

 http://www.scribd.com/full/30774876?access_key=key-2l20kuni9h3qddn6sz5f

Every month, the editorial team (some of whom are our fellow bloggers) put together a wonderful online magazine, full of glossy pics, tips, articles, how to's and meet our members and they do all that for free, so can I say a huge thankyou to all involved in putting it together for us.

This month, our 'Little Abbey' is in the magazine, on page 54 - 58. It was a last minutue dash to get the article written and photos taken, but I managed it, I was quiet on the blog that week, lol. It was quite nerve racking, writing for the AIM mag seemed different to popping a post on the blog! Still, I think it's ok for a first attempt.. gulp!!

So, if you want a great read over a cup of tea, follow the link, you won't be dissapointed, there are loads of wonderful articles there and some fabalous chairs to look at and add to your wish list :0)

Julia xx

Artisans In miniature have a blog

A quick post to highlight a new blog.

http://artisansinminiature.blogspot.com/

Pop over for a peek at all the lovely work from various miniature artists.
They also have a fab, free downloadable magazine, packed with heaps of great articles and how-to's. Just click the AIM logo on the right of my blog to go stright to their main site.